Jerusalem, Oct. 23 -- Israel Defence Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has said he does not currently see an operational need to strike Iran before next week's Knesset election, Times of Israel citing Channel 13 reported. Israel goes to the election on October 27.

"We do not see any indications of a need to strike Iran before the election. If we determine that a strike on Iran is necessary, we will carry it out," Zamir was quoted as saying

On October 21, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Tehran is actively advancing the development of nuclear weapons.

Addressing military personnel during an IDF cadets' graduation ceremony held at the Bahad 1 training facility in southern Israel, Netanyahu stated, "The Iranian regime s...